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Nordic Passage (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Maurice Andrew Ahern · Last owner Maurice Andrew Ahern
by Dabirsim (FR) out of Nordic Spruce (USA) (Dynaformer)
60 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2025 — 372 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 13th of 14 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Nordic Passage is a gelding who has won six of 60 starts. Four of those wins came at 6f – 7f and three on Standard (AW). He won the William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 25 Handicap at Newcastle (AW) in Aug 2023 off an official rating of 70. His last run, at Dundalk (AW) in Oct 2025, saw him finish 13 of 14 off an official rating of 40.

Based on 60 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 56lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 56lb off peak
40 40–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 12 Feb 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 55 figures · best 127C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)15114B88—
Soft15127C89—
Good11104C83—
Good to Firm6100C85—
Heavy693A76—
Good to Soft2108A87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f39127C85—
Under 6f13110C88—
1m – 1m1f3114B103—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 55 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 25 Jul 2025 Official rating 40 at the last run, 24 Oct 2025

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 55 figures · best 116A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1593A74—
Soft15104A76—
Good11116A73—
Good to Firm6110A82—
Heavy685A69—
Good to Soft279A78.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f39116A73—
Under 6f1398A83—
1m – 1m1f393A75—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 55 figures from 55 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 5 (63%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 4,151 runs since Apr 2017 (448 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.9% from 256. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 144.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−7.4—
Good to Firm194178.8%+1.41 from 7
Good544295.3%−2.10 from 11
Good to Soft582559.5%+2.10 from 2
Soft696344.9%−2.52 from 15
Heavy256103.9%−3.50 from 6
Standard (AW)1,8711618.6%+1.23 from 19
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2092512%+4.61 from 14
6f – 7f1,6121298%+0.64 from 43
1m – 1m1f1,4401047.2%−0.21 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f679416%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m14442.8%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f6434.7%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m300%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nordic Spruce (USA) (Dynaformer)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nordic Fire (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nordic Fire (GB)2716½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 19 3 16% +5.33
Soft 15 2 13% +2.00
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Firm 7 1 14% +8.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +5.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +2.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 19 2 11% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 15 1 7% −4.00
Naas 7 1 14% +8.00
Cork 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50% +7.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +3.33

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 43 4 9% −3.67
Under 6f 14 1 7% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 30 4 13% +13.00
Neve Bennett 4 0 0% −4.00
Gary Carroll 4 0 0% −4.00
Rory Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Crosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Trevor Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Havlin 2 1 50% +2.33
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Warren Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kearney 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 1 100% +8.00
Adam Farragher 1 0 0% −1.00
Emma Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Katelyn Bailey 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bird 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 28 3 11% +4.00
None 21 2 10% −7.67
Hood + tongue tie 4 1 25% +7.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 10 0 0% −10.00
2023 11 1 9% −2.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 7 0 0% −7.00
2020 13 4 31% +30.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 2 1 50% +2.33

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 5 runs
24 Oct 25+3d Dundalk (AW) Russell Williamson Cauchemar Handicap (0-60) 6f · Standard · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - pressed approaching final 2f but faded thereafter to finish 13th 13/14 ¾ 8-12 4065B39A Declan McDonogh 25/1
21 Oct 25+88d Newcastle (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran Tracked the pace on the far flank - pressed for effort then dropped away inside final furlong - finished 9th 9/13 1 8-9 4562B51A Warren Fentiman 10/1
25 Jul 25+163d Cork Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (0-60) 6f · Good To Firm · 21 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - asked for effort a furlong out - stayed on to take 6th near the line 6/21 ½ 9-1 4282C69A Rory Cleary 40/1
12 Feb 25+16d Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 6f · Standard · 13 ran Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along under a furlong and a half out with no headway made - stayed on same speed late to finish 8th 8/13 ½ 8-5 4793B56A Neve Bennett 15/2
27 Jan 25+102d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 5f · Standard · 13 ran Held up towards back - pushed along with 2f left - down the field with a furlong to run - finished strongly to snatch 3rd late 3/13 ½ 8-11 4788B70A Neve Bennett 22/1
2024 · 10 runs
17 Oct 24+8d Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 27 ran Held up towards the back on the far flank - moved into contention 2f out and up to 3rd inside the final furlong and a half - unable to find more late and held for 5th 5/27 ¾ 8-5 4789C72A Neve Bennett 40/1
09 Oct 24+28d Navan Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Dwelt at the start - dropped to the back of the field - moved up smoothly into 3rd 2f out - hit the front 1 1/2f out - challenged hard and collared inside the final furlong - faded to finish 5th 5/18 nse 8-8 4767C79A Neve Bennett 20/1
11 Sep 24+47d Cork Mallow Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Settled among the midfield pack early - close order behind the pace through halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and unable to quicken - well held at the finish 14/16 9½ 8-11 4959C31C James Ryan 14/1
26 Jul 24+20d Cork Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 23 ran 12/23 nk 9-7 5682C69A Donagh O'Connor 22/1
06 Jul 24+22d Naas Lily & Wild Amazing Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 18 ran 16/18 ¾ 9-7 5871C54A Jack Kearney 10/1
14 Jun 24+17d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 3¼ 9-12 6067C85A Donagh O'Connor 18/1
28 May 24+12d Tipperary Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap (47-65) 5f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 4 10-2 6561A50A Donagh O'Connor 14/1
16 May 24+10d Limerick Ryans Cleaning Handicap (47-75) 6½f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 nse 9-10 6960A68A Colin Keane 20/1
06 May 24+15d Curragh Holden Plant Rentals Handicap (47-75) 6f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 1¾ 9-13 7251C56A Donagh O'Connor 50/1
21 Apr 24+197d Curragh Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap 5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 12/12 nk 8-11 7377A58A Ronan Whelan 25/1
2023 · 11 runs
07 Oct 23+14d Curragh QuinnBet Handicap (47-75) 6f · Soft · 19 ran 19/19 5½ 10-2 755C50C Donagh O'Connor 22/1
23 Sep 23+10d Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-benz Joe Mcgrath Handicap 5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 hd 8-7 7668C68A Rory Cleary 33/1
13 Sep 23+13d Southwell (AW) William Hill Bet In-Running Racing League Race 39 Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 hd 9-8 7675B75A Daniel Muscutt 4/1F
31 Aug 23+11d Newcastle (AW) William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 25 Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-11 7087B83A Dylan Browne McMonagle 8/1
20 Aug 23+10d Curragh O'Shaughnessy Distilling Company Handicap 6f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 nse 10-0 70104C116A Donagh O'Connor 5/1
10 Aug 23+26d Chepstow William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 10 Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nse 8-5 67108A78A Adam Farragher 10/1
15 Jul 23+10d Navan Cusack Hotel Group Handicap 5f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 nse 9-5 66110C96A Donagh O'Connor 13/2
05 Jul 23+12d Tipperary Botanica International Apprentice Handicap 5f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 hd 9-4 6789C73A Emma Murphy 8/1
23 Jun 23+16d Down Royal Mount Charles Handicap 5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 9-8 69104A67A Donagh O'Connor 11/2
07 Jun 23+37d Curragh Win 50K Weekly With ITV7 For Free Handicap 6½f · Good · 21 ran 12/21 hd 9-8 7484C70A Katelyn Bailey 16/1
01 May 23+176d Curragh Keadeen Hotel Handicap (47-75) 6f · Soft · 24 ran 21/24 ¾ 10-2 7551C56A Donagh O'Connor 22/1
2022 · 7 runs
06 Nov 22+11d Naas Awardsandgifts.ie Handicap 5f · Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 shd 9-4 8075C83A Donagh O'Connor 50/1
26 Oct 22+102d Curragh Bet Builder At Novibet Handicap 6f · Heavy · 24 ran 19/24 3¼ 10-0 8048C65A Donagh O'Connor 33/1
16 Jul 22+20d Curragh Paddy Power Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6½f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 ½ 8-5 8483C77A Nathan Crosse 20/1
26 Jun 22+50d Curragh Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes Handicap 6f · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 1¾ 9-2 83127C101A Donagh O'Connor 33/1
07 May 22+12d Naas CW Clothing Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 20/22 2 10-1 8691C62A Donagh O'Connor 25/1
25 Apr 22+15d Naas Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2022 Festival Handicap 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 ½ 9-10 8685C68A Donagh O'Connor 10/1
10 Apr 22+142d Curragh Hollywoodbets Daily Boosts Handicap 6f · Yielding · 22 ran 2/22 hd 8-12 8296C101A Gary Carroll 33/1
2021 · 7 runs
19 Nov 21+7d Dundalk (AW) BetVictor Casino Rated Race 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 2¼ 9-9 8396B64A Donagh O'Connor 14/1
12 Nov 21+12d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-11 8494B89A Jake Coen 40/1
31 Oct 21+14d Naas Kessaar Handicap 5f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 9-11 8789C85A Ronan Whelan 25/1
17 Oct 21+112d Naas Equisoftlive Handicap 6f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 1 9-7 8886C84A Gary Carroll 25/1
27 Jun 21+16d Curragh Paddy Power Rockingham Handicap 5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-2 9388C84A Donagh O'Connor 28/1
11 Jun 21+20d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Instagram Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 15/16 nk 10-0 9475C80A Gary Carroll 33/1
22 May 21+162d Curragh Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 4¾ 9-5 9493A70A Donagh O'Connor 100/1
2020 · 13 runs
11 Dec 20+35d Dundalk (AW) Test Your Tipping Talents At PUNTERS.HOLLYWOODBETS.COM Every Dundalk Meeting Handicap 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 9-10 9688A73A Donagh O'Connor 22/1
06 Nov 20+54d Dundalk (AW) Belgrave Stakes (Listed) 6f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 hd 9-7 96106A84A Donagh O'Connor 18/1
13 Sep 20+15d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f · Good · 22 ran 14/22 ½ 9-2 9671C80A Donagh O'Connor 14/1
29 Aug 20+21d Navan Abergwaun Stakes (Listed) 5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1 9-9 95101A90A Donagh O'Connor 18/1
08 Aug 20+13d Cork Doneraile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-7 9573C98A Donagh O'Connor 15/2
26 Jul 20+8d Curragh Old Vic Gallop Handicap (70-100) 5f · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 9-11 9189A95A Donagh O'Connor 5/1
18 Jul 20+8d Curragh Paddy Power Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6½f · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 1 8-12 8586C76A Donagh O'Connor 10/1
10 Jul 20+28d Curragh Sporting Life Fast Results Handicap 6f · Yielding · 18 ran 1/18 9-6 85108C104A Donagh O'Connor 10/1
12 Jun 20+4d Curragh Equine Medirecord Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 8-10 7599C86A Donagh O'Connor 11/4F
08 Jun 20+87d Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap (50-75) (Div 1) 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 1/17 9-13 75100C110A Donagh O'Connor 14/1
13 Mar 20+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays Continue At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 ½ 9-7 7689B74A Donagh O'Connor 15/2
21 Feb 20+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap 1m · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 nk 9-10 77103A75A Donagh O'Connor 11/2
31 Jan 20+42d Dundalk (AW) Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-11 70114B93A Donagh O'Connor 10/1
2019 · 5 runs
20 Dec 19+21d Dundalk (AW) Betvictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Handicap 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 nk 10-2 7284B80A Trevor Whelan 33/1
29 Nov 19+9d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 nk 9-3 7487B72A Trevor Whelan 25/1
20 Nov 19+19d Dundalk (AW) Appleman's Cider Race Day Rated Race 7f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 ¾ 9-0 78—— Gary Carroll 33/1
01 Nov 19+42d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nk 8-3 82—— Nathan Crosse 33/1
20 Sep 19+490d Dundalk (AW) Recruit Island Handicap 5f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1½ 9-9 85—— Sean Bird 16/1
2018 · 2 runs
18 May 18+37d Newbury Coolmore Stud Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 2/19 2¼ 9-5 ——— Robert Havlin 6/4F
11 Apr 18 Kempton (AW) Bet At racinguk.com Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 ——— Robert Havlin 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Nordic Passage won?
Nordic Passage (IRE) won 6 of 60 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 14 times in total (23.3% of starts).
Who trained Nordic Passage?
Nordic Passage (IRE) was trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 24 October 2025.
Who is Nordic Passage's sire?
Nordic Passage (IRE) is by Dabirsim (FR) out of Nordic Spruce (USA), whose sire is Dynaformer.
What going does Nordic Passage prefer?
Nordic Passage (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 19 starts (15.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Nordic Passage's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 24 October 2025. The highest on record is 96.
What is Nordic Passage's sire's record?
Dabirsim (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 4,151 runs since Apr 2017 (448 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.9% from 256. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 144.
Who are Nordic Passage's siblings?
Out of Nordic Spruce (USA), Nordic Passage (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nordic Fire (GB) (1). The wins came over 6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.